MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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